(A)The Lord your God will make you abound in all the work of your hand, in the [a]fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your land for good. For the Lord will again (B)rejoice over you for good as He rejoiced over your fathers, 10 if you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Choice of Life or Death

11 “For this commandment which I command you today (C)is [b]not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 (D)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you, (E)in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.

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  1. Deuteronomy 30:9 offspring
  2. Deuteronomy 30:11 not hidden from

Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your land.(A) The Lord will again delight(B) in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law(C) and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.(D)

The Offer of Life or Death

11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.(E) 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven(F) to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(G) 13 Nor is it beyond the sea,(H) so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”(I) 14 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.(J)

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